Aneurin Bevan Biography and Timeline — Page 5

In Place of Fear

Publishes In Place of Fear.

Role range: 1897-1960

In Place of Fear

Publishes In Place of Fear, setting out his socialist politics.

Role range: 1945-1951

Bevanism

Becomes the central figure of the Labour left.

Role range: 1929-1960

Keep Left Influence

Influences Labour left activists and MPs.

Role range: 1929-1960

Labour Conference

Challenges party leadership on rearmament and socialism.

Role range: 1929-1960

German Rearmament

Opposes Labour leadership support for German rearmament.

Role range: 1929-1960

Shadow Cabinet Resignation

Resigns from the Shadow Cabinet over German rearmament.

Role range: 1929-1960

Resignation of Aneurin Bevan

Attlee gets Parliamentary Labour Party support for German rearmament, and Bevan resigns from the Shadow Cabinet

Labour Leadership Bid

Loses the Labour leadership contest to Hugh Gaitskell.

Role range: 1929-1960

Member of Parliament

Challenges unsuccessfully for the leadership of the Labour Party, wins 70 votes

Party Whip Restored

Regains party standing after internal Labour conflict.

Role range: 1929-1960

Nuclear Weapons

Has the party whip withdrawn because of opposition to Attlee's support for the H-bomb

Member of Parliament

Unsuccessfully stands for the Party leadership, defeated in the first round

Bevan Condemns Armed Suez Intervention

Aneurin Bevan opposed the use of British force in Egypt as the Suez confrontation escalated into open military operations.

Role range: 1956-1956

Suez Crisis

Opposes the British and French intervention in Egypt.

Role range: 1956-1956 – 1956-1960

Labour Movement Plans Mass Antiwar Gathering

Aneurin Bevan joined the Labour movement's opposition to intervention as organizers prepared a large Trafalgar Square protest.

Role range: 1956-1956

Opposition Protest Builds Before Sunday Rally

Aneurin Bevan prepared to address demonstrators opposing the British military action in Egypt at Trafalgar Square.

Role range: 1956-1956

Anti-War Speech

Denounces the intervention before a mass anti-war crowd.

Role range: 1956-1956

Trafalgar Square Protest

Addresses a large anti-war demonstration against Suez.

Role range: 1956-1956

Law Not War Rally

Speaks against the Suez intervention at Trafalgar Square.

Role range: 1956-1956 – 1956-1960

Trafalgar Square Speech

Condemns the Suez intervention at a mass rally.

Role range: 1956-1956 – 1956-1960

Law Not War Banners Fill Trafalgar Square

Aneurin Bevan addressed a crowd displaying Law Not War banners during the large Labour-backed anti-Suez demonstration.

Role range: 1956-1956

Bevan Addresses Tens of Thousands in London

Aneurin Bevan spoke at a demonstration reported by contemporary newspapers to have drawn approximately twenty thousand participants.

Role range: 1956-1956

Crowd Takes Up Eden Must Go Chant

Aneurin Bevan's denunciation of the prime minister prompted demonstrators to chant for Anthony Eden's resignation.

Role range: 1956-1956

Labour Movement Demands Prime Minister Resign

Aneurin Bevan joined speakers and demonstrators demanding Anthony Eden's departure over Britain's involvement in the Suez attack.

Role range: 1956-1956

Protest Resolution Wins Loud Crowd Support

Aneurin Bevan's audience supported a resolution calling for a change in government leadership amid anger about the war.

Role range: 1956-1956

Demonstrators March From Square Toward Whitehall

Aneurin Bevan's rally was followed by a march toward the center of government as protesters carried their opposition beyond Trafalgar Square.

Role range: 1956-1956

Police Block March Toward Downing Street

Aneurin Bevan's supporters encountered police barriers while attempting to move toward Downing Street following the rally.

Role range: 1956-1956

Antiwar Protest Draws Trade Union Participation

Aneurin Bevan addressed a protest organized by Labour bodies in cooperation with trade union and cooperative movement representatives.

Role range: 1956-1956

Rally Proceeds Amid Heckling and Fireworks

Aneurin Bevan spoke at a large gathering where the meeting remained orderly despite heckling and fireworks reported in the crowd.

Role range: 1956-1956

Families Join Protest Against Suez War

Aneurin Bevan's rally drew a broad public audience that included children and families protesting Britain's military intervention.

Role range: 1956-1956

First Aid Workers Assist Protest Attendees

Aneurin Bevan's demonstration drew such a large crowd that first aid workers attended to people who fainted during the gathering.

Role range: 1956-1956

Antiwar March Highlights Domestic Divisions

Aneurin Bevan's supporters clashed politically with the government's Suez policy as the protest moved from speeches to a public march.

Role range: 1956-1956

Newspapers Report Eden Must Go Protest

Aneurin Bevan's speech and the crowd's demand for the prime minister to resign received prominent newspaper attention following the rally.

Role range: 1956-1956

Bevan Defends Political Opposition to Suez Assault

Aneurin Bevan remained a leading public opponent of the intervention after the government announced a ceasefire.

Role range: 1956-1956

Trafalgar Protest Symbolizes Popular Antiwar Resistance

Aneurin Bevan's speech at Trafalgar Square became a visible symbol of British public opposition to the Suez campaign.

Role range: 1956-1956

Shadow Minister

Appointed Shadow Foreign Secretary of the Labour Party

Role range: 1956-1960

Shadow Foreign Secretary

Becomes Shadow Foreign Secretary under Gaitskell.

Role range: 1956-1960

Brighton Conference

Rejects unilateral nuclear disarmament at Labour conference.

Role range: 1956-1960

Naked Conference Chamber

Warns against going naked into the conference chamber.

Role range: 1956-1960